The Hillsborough Survivors Support Alliance have labelled the actions of a man appearing to mock the 1989 disaster as a “despicable act” following his arrest at Saturday’s FA Cup final at Wembley.
Metropolitan Police confirmed they had taken a man into custody on suspicion of a public order offence on Saturday evening after pictures emerged on social media of the person in question wearing a Manchester United shirt with words ‘Not Enough’ printed on the back above the number 97.
It’s alleged the shirt was a direct reference to the number of Liverpool supporters whose lives were taken due to events at Hillsborough in April 1989 and police at Wembley worked quickly to identify the offender.
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The Met tweeted of the arrest shortly after the game itself, saying: "#ARREST | We are aware of this and have worked proactively with officials at @wembleystadium to identify the individual. He has been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and taken into custody."
Liverpool have so far chosen not to comment publicly on the incident but the Hillsborough Survivors Supporters Alliance (HSA) have condemned the act, branding it an “abhorrent message” and thanked the police force for their proactive efforts.
The HSA statement reads: “On Saturday 3rd June 2023, the first ever all Manchester cup final took place at Wembley between Manchester City and Manchester United.
“It was the opportunity for Manchester as a city to show itself in its best light but unfortunately this was marred by a so-called Manchester United fan wearing an away shirt that mocked the deaths of the 97 unlawfully killed at Hillsborough, the families and the survivors of the tragedy that took place on April 15th 1989.
“On the back of the shirt was the number 97 and above that, where players names are normally displayed, where the words Not Enough.
“HSA was alerted to this despicable act on twitter and we at Hillsborough Survivors Support Alliance would like to thank The FA, Metropolitan police and security staff at Wembley for their swift action and arrest of the so-called Manchester United fan who wore an away shirt with such an abhorrent message targeting family members & survivors of the Hillsborough disaster back in 1989.
“Let's hope the justice system can be as swift with the appropriate punishment for this act of hatred. We would also like to thank the messages of support that we have received from all genuine Manchester United fans, and fans from other clubs for their support.”
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